Thursday Night Terrors—Video-drome: It was only a matter of timebefore the Thursday Night Terrorsseries unleashed a David Cronenbergcreation, and Videodrome is a killerchoice. I asked series organizer PeterVullo about going with the 1983 filmthat stars James Woods and DebbieHarry. “Cronenberg had an incredi-ble run of movies in the seventies andeighties, so it was just a matter of pick-ing an accessible starting point, andeventually working forwards and back-wards through his filmography fromthere,” says Vullo. “Videodrome feelsespecially relevant with its commen-tary on technology and how it canchange us. It’s also filled with brilliantand horrific special effects. It’s sexy,strange, and kind of gross, which makesit perfect for Terrors.” (7: 30 p.m. onSeptember 28 at the Dipson AmherstTheatre, 3500 Main St.; facebook.com/

thursdaynightterrors)

Noir Essentials— The Third Man:
Dipson is cornering the market on film
series for cinephiles. In addition to the
aforementioned Thursday Night Terrors is Noir Essentials, a new monthly retrospective that started in August.
For September, host Charles Dugan
presents Orson Welles as Harry Lime in
The Third Man. It’s zither time. (7: 30
p.m. on September 20 at the Dipson
Amherst Theatre, 3500 Main St.; dipsontheatres.com)

Flix Free Family Film Series:
Summer is not finished! So, the free
summer movie series at Flix is not finished, either. The Robin Williams-star-ring Jumanji is the final selection for
2017. ( 10 a.m. on September 2 at Flix